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rights narrative, and the civil rights movement, i think connects a lot more african-americans who are middle class, who are well-educated and the civil rights movement had its greatest accomplishments in promoting the expansion of the black middle class, and its greatest failures in terms of the large number of african-americans who are working class and working poor. >> host: book tv is on location at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. we're talking with history professor steven hahn. what do you teach the university? >> guest: i am currently teaching a very large lecture course on the history of the american south from the civil war to the late 20th century. i teach a lecture course which is called slavery, race, and revolution, which starts with the haitian revolution of the late 18th century and goes to garvey in the early 20th 20th century. kind of about slavery and emancipation in the broad western hemisphere and it's a comparative on international history. i teach a introductory course called the making of the modern world, which is a world history course i do with
rights narrative, and the civil rights movement, i think connects a lot more african-americans who are middle class, who are well-educated and the civil rights movement had its greatest accomplishments in promoting the expansion of the black middle class, and its greatest failures in terms of the large number of african-americans who are working class and working poor. >> host: book tv is on location at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. we're talking with history professor...
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tom perez, assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. she was also nominated by president obama to serve in her role as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and she was confirmed by the senate in may of 2009. as assistant secretary, ruslyn is assistant secretary arnie's duncan's primary advisor. before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher, a lawyer, and a very influential voice on all policy matters. she was also passionate about ending this issue of bullying and bringing everyone together to stop this disturbing trend so please welcome assistant secretary for civil rights, rusly
tom perez, assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. she was also nominated by president obama to serve in her role as assistant secretary of education for civil rights and she was confirmed by the senate in may of 2009. as assistant secretary, ruslyn is assistant secretary arnie's duncan's primary advisor. before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in...
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is a civil rights statute. -- it is a civil rights statute. they can be a perfectly legitimate plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit, and there are a number of people who belong to disability organizations that actually, that is what their livelihood is, bringing these lawsuits. the gentleman over here, who was also a lawyer knows of at least one case involving two lawsuits. they started all neighborhoods. the target places like san francisco because this is an old city with old buildings, virtually none of which comply. we only have new construction that would be billed to 1988 compliance standards, usually. whatever kind of business you have, the building part does not enforce ada compliance. you have your architect look at the ada if you are going to make a major revision anyway. is very expensive to do that. the demand letter is a requirment for the state -- is a requirement for the state laws to be brought. for civil rights cases, you are expected to know the law and be in compliance. they do not make a demand under federal law saying they should
is a civil rights statute. -- it is a civil rights statute. they can be a perfectly legitimate plaintiffs to bring a lawsuit, and there are a number of people who belong to disability organizations that actually, that is what their livelihood is, bringing these lawsuits. the gentleman over here, who was also a lawyer knows of at least one case involving two lawsuits. they started all neighborhoods. the target places like san francisco because this is an old city with old buildings, virtually...
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he was also director for civil rights at the department of human health services. tom, you will find, is passion ate and committed to equality and justice for everyone. tom, more than anyone i know, makes every single day in his life matter, whether it's focused on anti-bullying work, voting rights, disability rights, housing rights, the eighth amendment, immigration, hate crimes or human trafficking. tom cares about all of those issues to his core and he works every day to make the world a better place. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome assistant attorney general tom perez. (applause). >> good morning, it's an honor to be back here. i got to spend some time last night with my brother who lives down the road apiece, his daughter is a sophomore in high school, she asked me if i wanted to go golfing at the presidio, i said i can't walk that much, i just had my knee replaced. melinda has been an incredible partner, it's a partnership between our partners in the u.s. attorney offices and our partners in state and local government. when i think about the hate crimes
he was also director for civil rights at the department of human health services. tom, you will find, is passion ate and committed to equality and justice for everyone. tom, more than anyone i know, makes every single day in his life matter, whether it's focused on anti-bullying work, voting rights, disability rights, housing rights, the eighth amendment, immigration, hate crimes or human trafficking. tom cares about all of those issues to his core and he works every day to make the world a...
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rights statute. it is the same thing as discrimination based on race, and it is treated the same way in the courts. >> i heard the previous speaker make some good points about be a pro are the -- proactive about getting a task inspector before you get sued. i am f. task inspector. if you have to cut -- heard the term thrown around, inspection created by our state senators, and it is really great information out there that i want to encourage everyone. i will not be able to go into extensive details, but i will be able to tell you a little bit of what is involved. the difference is in the california building code. i can also give you tips on how to choose and specter appeared first of all, the program has an inspector's knowledge of the california building code, and the reason why that is so important is because you have to comply with both. the california billing code is enforced when you get a building permit, and forced by the local building requirements. it says all new buildings have to be totall
rights statute. it is the same thing as discrimination based on race, and it is treated the same way in the courts. >> i heard the previous speaker make some good points about be a pro are the -- proactive about getting a task inspector before you get sued. i am f. task inspector. if you have to cut -- heard the term thrown around, inspection created by our state senators, and it is really great information out there that i want to encourage everyone. i will not be able to go into...
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his editorials during the civil rights era won him a pulitzer in 1967. on the eve of his retirement in 1987 paterson reflected on that periods. >> we were slowly at first and then decisively committing that newspaper to supporting the u.s. supreme court. and telling our kinsman and the american south look you have got to obey the law. and worse what we have been doing is wrong. that is tough. because are you telling a southern white that what his baddee-- daddy and his granddaddy believed was wrong. and that's hard to accept. >> reporter: one of patterson's last efforts was editing down the 600,000 word king james bible saying quote the great stories were too hard to follow. he died at a st. petersberg home of complicate complicate-- complications from cancer at the age of 89. >> jeff: coming up the ultimate inauguration perk your own social media butler. >> parts of's nation's capital are closed off for a dress rehearsal of next monday's inauguration complete withstand ins for the president and first lady both are u.s. service members whether you are fo
his editorials during the civil rights era won him a pulitzer in 1967. on the eve of his retirement in 1987 paterson reflected on that periods. >> we were slowly at first and then decisively committing that newspaper to supporting the u.s. supreme court. and telling our kinsman and the american south look you have got to obey the law. and worse what we have been doing is wrong. that is tough. because are you telling a southern white that what his baddee-- daddy and his granddaddy believed...
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and john's final segment for kqed in 2011 was about singer and civil rights activist jimmy. he was a talented singer, songwriter and musician in his own right. his most recent cd "going to take us all" speaks to john's deepest belief. as we say good-bye, we share a bit of it with you now. ♪ ♪ ♪ gwen: shape shifting, at the pentagon and treasury, with afghanistan and on gun policy. more than meets the eye, tonight on washington week. >> there's an unofficial saying over at treasury -- "no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners." that would be a good saying for all of washington gwen: the president begins to fill out his second term cabinet. how do these men fit his second term vision? chuck hagel, his pick for the pentagon -- >> mr. president i'm grateful for this opportunity to serve our country again, and especially its men and women in uniform and their families. gwen: jack lew, the choice for treasury -- >> as a kid growing up in queens, i had dreams of making a difference in the world. gwen: john brennan at the c.i.a., and john kerry at state. key advisers whose actions co
and john's final segment for kqed in 2011 was about singer and civil rights activist jimmy. he was a talented singer, songwriter and musician in his own right. his most recent cd "going to take us all" speaks to john's deepest belief. as we say good-bye, we share a bit of it with you now. ♪ ♪ ♪ gwen: shape shifting, at the pentagon and treasury, with afghanistan and on gun policy. more than meets the eye, tonight on washington week. >> there's an unofficial saying over at...
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and john's final segment for kqed in 2011 was about singer and civil rights activist jimmy. he was a talented singer, songwriter and musician in his own right. his most recent cd "going to take us all" speaks to john's deepest belief. as we say good-bye, we share a bit of it with you now. ♪ ♪ ♪
and john's final segment for kqed in 2011 was about singer and civil rights activist jimmy. he was a talented singer, songwriter and musician in his own right. his most recent cd "going to take us all" speaks to john's deepest belief. as we say good-bye, we share a bit of it with you now. ♪ ♪ ♪
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and john's final segment for kqed in 2011 was about singer and civil rights activist jimmy. he was a talented singer, songwriter and musician in his own right. his most recent cd "going to take us all" speaks to john's deepest belief. as we say good-bye, we share a bit of it with you now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. [ ♪music ] >> yes, check, please! people. >> it's all about licking your plate. >> the food was just fabulous. >> i should be in psychoanalysis for the amount of money i spend in restaurants. >> i had a horrible experience. >> i don't even think we were in the same restaurant. >> leslie: and everybody, i'm sure, saved room for those desserts.
and john's final segment for kqed in 2011 was about singer and civil rights activist jimmy. he was a talented singer, songwriter and musician in his own right. his most recent cd "going to take us all" speaks to john's deepest belief. as we say good-bye, we share a bit of it with you now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. [ ♪music ] >> yes, check, please! people. >> it's all about licking your plate. >> the food was...
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we'll hear from the civil rights advocate and refired federal judge u.w. clemon. this one-hour forum is from the university of alabama law school in tuscaloosa. >> on behalf of the american constitutional society, we'd like to welcome you all here today to hear such a remarkable speaker, the honorable u.w. clemon, the former chief judge of the united states district court for the northern district of alabama. long before his notable career on the federal bench, judge clemon distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, a lawyer and alabama state senator. educated in the public schools of jefferson county, he decided to become a civil rights leader at the age of 13. his commitment deepened while attending college where he boycotted birmingham's downtown stores in 1962, and fought to end segregation of the public library. he graduated from columbia law school in 1968 and worked as a young lawyer at adams, baker and clemon. in 1974 he became one of the first blacks elected to the alabama state senate since the reconstruction. in his two terms, he chaired the rule
we'll hear from the civil rights advocate and refired federal judge u.w. clemon. this one-hour forum is from the university of alabama law school in tuscaloosa. >> on behalf of the american constitutional society, we'd like to welcome you all here today to hear such a remarkable speaker, the honorable u.w. clemon, the former chief judge of the united states district court for the northern district of alabama. long before his notable career on the federal bench, judge clemon distinguished...
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an unlikely combination of civil rights and religion. still ahead, what will soon happen in one of the nation's most prominent churches. >> a self-help guru has fears of his own. how he conquered them in the san francisco bay. >>> around the bay area today, we have some 30s and also some dense fog in the valleys. 40s elsewhere. a chance of rain as we get toward the afternoon. we'll talk about that coming up. >> taking a live look at some of our traffic cameras for you this morning. here's a live look at the golden gate, bay bridge and milpitas commute. so far off to a nice start. got word of a new accident south san jose. we'll update you on that coming up. >> thank you. >>> wedding bells will soon be ringing for same-sex couples in washington, d.c. cathedral officials say the washington national cathedral will be among the first episcopal congregations to implement a new rite every marriage for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender members. they will announce the policy today. the cathedral has been used for presidential inaugural p
an unlikely combination of civil rights and religion. still ahead, what will soon happen in one of the nation's most prominent churches. >> a self-help guru has fears of his own. how he conquered them in the san francisco bay. >>> around the bay area today, we have some 30s and also some dense fog in the valleys. 40s elsewhere. a chance of rain as we get toward the afternoon. we'll talk about that coming up. >> taking a live look at some of our traffic cameras for you this...
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and the aclu is also concerned with the civil rights implications that the supervisors spoke of today. you know, across the nation and in san francisco, you will see the african american communities of color are impacted by accessive use of force that would lead us to believe that once they are instituted they would also be disproportionately used against the xhupts of color. because they are easy to use it will increase over use and officers will be use it as the first line rather than reverting to what they used in training such as verbal commands and we also have outlined many incidents of litigation that have occurred... >> just some follow up questions. did you ever get a response from the mayor on your letter? >> no, we did not. >> and any of the staff in >> no. >> i think that the letter was actually really well done and it is well documented and there are a number of citations in here, do you recall what i read to commander ali, right now, referencing how it looks to be when tasers are involved in working with people who have mental health issues or who have drug use in their
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rights attorney and you are still representing people in need and i appreciate that. i know angela represents again the kind of contributions the italian community has made to our great city and continues to make and i am here to tonight to wish you a great year of italian culture but to kick start it. it was really just a few months ago that the ambassador ofity italy came through and talk about this wonderful thing they were to do to celebrate year of italian culture but transfer that to our country of the united states so i know they're going to start those events in washington dc with their celebrations but let us san francisco celebrate -- mayor aleato and our wonderful history here and allow us to do a preliminary launch and so that's what we're attempting to do tonight and celebrate with you this launch of italian culture. it's very meaningful for us to did that year. we have a lot to celebrate. let me just say that painters, scrptdures, poets, musicians, designers, mathematicians, great architects of the italian country have come here to san francisco. we have
rights attorney and you are still representing people in need and i appreciate that. i know angela represents again the kind of contributions the italian community has made to our great city and continues to make and i am here to tonight to wish you a great year of italian culture but to kick start it. it was really just a few months ago that the ambassador ofity italy came through and talk about this wonderful thing they were to do to celebrate year of italian culture but transfer that to our...
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that's what happened to the civil rights movement. we have thousands of community development organizations and communities of color. we have lots of local environmental justice organizations. we have lots of this local empowerment. we do not have a movement anymore. and i think it's important in terms of learning lessons that we not just replicate that all the time. not to just say we don't need local and problem and local ingenuity and all of that, but that will not be enough to take on the concentrated power that exists in this country right now. and last, i just want to say i think there are many opportunities for linking the folks who've been involved in occupying it the kind of initiatives that debra was talking about a very serious issue going on in the communities of color right now that could really be synergistic. i will mention 9,000 african american homeowners in detroit are suing morgan stanley. people that lost their homes deutsch for closure, and this isn't just going after the originators of the mortgages, but wall str
that's what happened to the civil rights movement. we have thousands of community development organizations and communities of color. we have lots of local environmental justice organizations. we have lots of this local empowerment. we do not have a movement anymore. and i think it's important in terms of learning lessons that we not just replicate that all the time. not to just say we don't need local and problem and local ingenuity and all of that, but that will not be enough to take on the...
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protecting the civil rights of homeless people. that's the idea from a state assembly member but not everyone is on board with the idea. some of the more controversial provisions of the bill have been toned down already. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington has details of the so-called homeless bill of lights. >> reporter: the homeless bill of rights would be all about freedom from discrimination. do you feel like as a homeless person, you have basic human rights? >> no. no. been treated like dogs. >> reporter: that type of sentiment is what's behind a proposed homeless bill of rights. san francisco assemblyman introduced the legislation calling for statewide recommendations. >> basically what it's saying is, is we're not going to usurp any communities local laws about it. but we'd like to provide direction for how to alleviate homelessness. >> reporter: that means a uniform plan in every california city of where the homeless can get health care. benefits, find a clean bathroom or place to stay. he wants the goal to be to help the home
protecting the civil rights of homeless people. that's the idea from a state assembly member but not everyone is on board with the idea. some of the more controversial provisions of the bill have been toned down already. cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington has details of the so-called homeless bill of lights. >> reporter: the homeless bill of rights would be all about freedom from discrimination. do you feel like as a homeless person, you have basic human rights? >> no. no. been...
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civil rights commission, and still this unemployment rate is a disastrous highs. imagine a republican in office staying down the barrel of a -- >> neil: we know that 7.8% isn't great and a jobless claims report like the one we got is hardly anything to whoop about. but i think it's a double ininto itment when the media glosses over that. and i don't kerr it's a democrat or republican in os. office. we didn't gloss over bad numbers or foolhardy -- when president bush was in office. what is good for the goose better be good for the began depth depressant see it from media's portrayal of what is at best a bumpy recovery. >> there are plenty of outrages that get ignored by the press in every administration because the press, above all, is shallow and dumb. so they just miss certain things. the effect of certain programs. but the unemployment rate is pretty easy extra track and we know what it was 50 years ago, and we can look through the continuum and know that by historyical standards it's high. you would have thought during the election, the last time when an incumb
civil rights commission, and still this unemployment rate is a disastrous highs. imagine a republican in office staying down the barrel of a -- >> neil: we know that 7.8% isn't great and a jobless claims report like the one we got is hardly anything to whoop about. but i think it's a double ininto itment when the media glosses over that. and i don't kerr it's a democrat or republican in os. office. we didn't gloss over bad numbers or foolhardy -- when president bush was in office. what is...
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the owner since filed a lawsuit against the city claiming that his civil rights have been violated. >> if we can come up with a fair and reasonable solution, i'm willing to drop everything in this case. i just want my dog back. >> reporter: the attack left the horse with injuries requiring stitches. at today's conference the dog owner tells me he's making a proposal to the city. he wouldn't go into specifics. he called his proposal both fair and reasonable and depending on what happens today, there's a hearing scheduled in that same federal court on friday. at that time the judge could decide to toss out the police department's findings. monte francis, "today in the bay." >>> san francisco police are hoping surveillance video will help them catch a suspected killer. police say this video right here shows a clean shaven man with long hair walking with 46 year old cruz back in october. that man was seen entering cruz's apartment in the city's tenderloin. later that night officers responded to a report of a disturbance at that apartment and found cruz stabbed to death. as of now investig
the owner since filed a lawsuit against the city claiming that his civil rights have been violated. >> if we can come up with a fair and reasonable solution, i'm willing to drop everything in this case. i just want my dog back. >> reporter: the attack left the horse with injuries requiring stitches. at today's conference the dog owner tells me he's making a proposal to the city. he wouldn't go into specifics. he called his proposal both fair and reasonable and depending on what...
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rights have been violated. >> the issue is very controversial. everyone just wants it to end. me included. i'm doing my best to hopefully come up with a fair and reasonable settlement and hopefully the city will agree. >> reporter: the attack left the horse with injuries requiring stitches and police say the dog owner had no control. we're told there could be resolution in the case later today. in the meantime the case goes before a federal judge on friday and that judge could decide to toss out the police department's findings. live in san francisco, monte francis, "today in the bay." >>> east bay hayward mom is speaking out after learning a bone fragment found near stockton does not match her daughter who was kidnapped in 1998. the mother wrote in a blog post yesterday, "there is a degree of disappointment that answer has alluded us once again" and frustration of never having the answers. the overriding feeling i experienced was a sense of relief. investigators thought they found a bone thought to be the dumping grounds of the speed freak kille
rights have been violated. >> the issue is very controversial. everyone just wants it to end. me included. i'm doing my best to hopefully come up with a fair and reasonable settlement and hopefully the city will agree. >> reporter: the attack left the horse with injuries requiring stitches and police say the dog owner had no control. we're told there could be resolution in the case later today. in the meantime the case goes before a federal judge on friday and that judge could...
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it basically -- the idea is to protect the civil rights of homeless people. >> statewide recommendations at a uniform plan in every california city where homeless people can get health care and find a clean bathroom or a place to stay. >> we are not going to usurp any local community's local laws about it but like to provide direction for how to alleviate homelessness. >> the goal is to help the homelessness rather than criminalize them. would also include free legal representation. >>> new this morning, a shooting in san bruno puts a teenaged girl in the hospital. it happened just before 10:30 last night near the intersection of santa teresa way and park boulevard next to cappuccino high school. the san mateo county sheriff's office says the girl who was shot was 16 years old from south san francisco. right now in stable condition. no arrests have been made. >>> across the nation, several gun shows within an hour's drive from where gunman opened fire at an elementary school in connecticut have been cancelled. organizers say the shows were just not appropriate in the weeks after the gunm
it basically -- the idea is to protect the civil rights of homeless people. >> statewide recommendations at a uniform plan in every california city where homeless people can get health care and find a clean bathroom or a place to stay. >> we are not going to usurp any local community's local laws about it but like to provide direction for how to alleviate homelessness. >> the goal is to help the homelessness rather than criminalize them. would also include free legal...
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movement, but, also, in an interesting way by the civil rights black power movement who essentially said that model of the family is heterosexual, patriot call, white, and so on. it doesn't represent the full bredth of american families and the way americans lived their lives, and that was a deep challenge to liberalism itself, and it's one of the per sip at a timing events or precipitating forces that creates this crisis in liberalism in the 1960s, it's not, by any means, the only one, but it's a major one. one of the most interesting examples that i used in the book, and i think one of the most critical hinges of this transformation that i trace is arguments over subsidized child care in the 1970s, and here we really see a battle between the forces on the liberal left over definitions of the family and forces on the emerging, but really not yet powerful conservative rights. this happened in 1971, congress passed a comprehensive child development act, a comprehensive child care acted that provided large subsidies for child care in the united states, and it was in response to a very
movement, but, also, in an interesting way by the civil rights black power movement who essentially said that model of the family is heterosexual, patriot call, white, and so on. it doesn't represent the full bredth of american families and the way americans lived their lives, and that was a deep challenge to liberalism itself, and it's one of the per sip at a timing events or precipitating forces that creates this crisis in liberalism in the 1960s, it's not, by any means, the only one, but...
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rights movement -- >> the civil rights movement. >> the suffragette movement, women's rights, you've got to be organized. >> absolutely. you've got to be organized. and what we see, remember that 16% i identified as the alarmed? again people who are very concerned and think this is an urgent problem, but they feel relatively isolated and alone. they say, "i feel this way, some of my friends and family feel this strongly." but they have no sense that they're part of over 40 million americans that feel just as strongly as they do. they've never been properly organized, mobilized and directed to demand change. and i mean, that's what the political system ultimately responds to. if you basically have a vacuum of people who are demanding change, and i don't mean that truly. i mean, there are of course many great organizations that have been advocating for change for a long time. but it hasn't been a broad based citizens movement demanding change. in that situation a relatively small but well-funded and vocal community that says no can absolutely win the day. >> as you know twice in the la
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i'm not so sure whether you are concerned about the civil rights of the prisoners or the fact that guantanamo bay itself is something the u.s. should not keep open. so my question, is it closing guantanamo bay or giving justice to the people and the 186 people? when you go on that track, and everybody loses track of what is really the issue. >> i don't understand the distinction. it's not just to hold people indefinitely without. guantanamo is the symbol of that. you've got to get them out of there and close it. >> i don't want to get in an argument. >> your first point about the cost, not the economic cost that you can put a dollar figure on but the cost to america, the intangible cost. i think we saw that not long ago with the man extradited from the u.k. to america. i guess the u.k. is our closest allies in the war on terror and our closest ally made us promise that before they would extradite him we would not send them to guantanamo, that he would not be prosecuted in the military commission, which to me is a statement about guantanamo and the military commissions. we have to promise our
i'm not so sure whether you are concerned about the civil rights of the prisoners or the fact that guantanamo bay itself is something the u.s. should not keep open. so my question, is it closing guantanamo bay or giving justice to the people and the 186 people? when you go on that track, and everybody loses track of what is really the issue. >> i don't understand the distinction. it's not just to hold people indefinitely without. guantanamo is the symbol of that. you've got to get them...
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he filed a civil rights lawsuit against the cops. the case got thrown out. but now an appeals court has just reinstated it. that's the cue. let's bring in our legal guys, avery freedman, civil rights attorney, law professor, in my hometown of cleveland. richard herman, a new york criminal defense attorney and law professor, he's in las vegas. and first, let me start by giving a little more background on this case. it started in may of 2006 when john schwartz and his fiancee were drooifling through rural upstate new york. schwartz was riding shotgun and as they drove past a radar speed trap, schwartz gave the middle finger salute to a police officer in the village of st. johnsonville. the officer stopped the car, continue fronted schwartz, arrested him for disorderly conduct. there we are up to speed so to speak. avery, let's start with you and the cop's explanation about why he stopped the car. apparently the appeals court thinks it's a little far-fetched. right? >> yeah, yeah, the explanation by the police officer in st. johnsville, new york, nice bucolic a
he filed a civil rights lawsuit against the cops. the case got thrown out. but now an appeals court has just reinstated it. that's the cue. let's bring in our legal guys, avery freedman, civil rights attorney, law professor, in my hometown of cleveland. richard herman, a new york criminal defense attorney and law professor, he's in las vegas. and first, let me start by giving a little more background on this case. it started in may of 2006 when john schwartz and his fiancee were drooifling...
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the tough stance that lyndon johnson took on civil rights was absolutely the right thing to do in the 1960's. >> now we are seeing a move to the left in america that does not bodi -- bode well. 50% of american households have someone receiving some kind of social assistance. in order to pay for the entitlements, both earned like medicare and given like food stamps the nation's deficit is approaching 16.4 trillion. would can't sustain that spending. president obama and liberal allies don't seem very concerned. and that, in my opinion, is dangerous. on the social front the latest stats available show there were 1,200,000 abortions performed in the u.s.a. in 2008. that means more than a million americans will never be born. should the country be proud of that? yet, we see wild applause when proabortion zealots speak at the democratic convention, for example. exactly what are they applauding that more than a million potential human beings are dead? drug front panoply that drug use will be legal in the u.s.a. close to 30 million americans are addicted to something. yet, some people are hap
the tough stance that lyndon johnson took on civil rights was absolutely the right thing to do in the 1960's. >> now we are seeing a move to the left in america that does not bodi -- bode well. 50% of american households have someone receiving some kind of social assistance. in order to pay for the entitlements, both earned like medicare and given like food stamps the nation's deficit is approaching 16.4 trillion. would can't sustain that spending. president obama and liberal allies don't...
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however, we cannot give amnesty on behalf of people because it is the civil right to. amnesty would be general, and only by this amnesty we can get into national the consolation -- reconsolation, when everyone forgives everyone else. these are the main features of the political solution, as we see it. these are only just the headlines that need details, which the government will begin to put details and expand on these points and put this vision in the form of an initiative. this would be followed up in accordance with the way it is laid down. we need to put every topic in its context. we live in times of falsehood and manipulation. this is something we do not do. it is done by them. we need to put these things in the right context and put the right definitions. some, when they see this vision, they think there is a return backwards from the security point of view. i would like to reassure everybody, as far as fighting terrorism, we will not stop fighting terrorism as long as we have even one single terrorist and syriin syria. this does not been we grow and mean we're
however, we cannot give amnesty on behalf of people because it is the civil right to. amnesty would be general, and only by this amnesty we can get into national the consolation -- reconsolation, when everyone forgives everyone else. these are the main features of the political solution, as we see it. these are only just the headlines that need details, which the government will begin to put details and expand on these points and put this vision in the form of an initiative. this would be...
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all right, so if you like chocolate cake, raise your left hand. if you do not like chocolate cake, raise your right hand. all people who like chocolate cake left hand, don't like chocolate cake right hand. all right, hands down. how many people found it difficult to raise your hand by yourself? not very many. great, you made a choice. you thought about it. you decided and you acted. and my concept of what free will is the ability to act consistent with your preferences and desires. just that simple. now how many people here feel like you have control over whether or not you like chocolate cake? raise either hands. fewer, right. so there are two different things going on that we often conflate when we talk about free will. one is your predispositions to preferences and desires, ok. that may be impulsivity, that may be violence, that may be anti-social personality disorder, that may be a preference for chocolate cake, a preference for sugar. i did my 23 and me profile. if you don't know what this is, it's a neat genetic thing that you go online, it
all right, so if you like chocolate cake, raise your left hand. if you do not like chocolate cake, raise your right hand. all people who like chocolate cake left hand, don't like chocolate cake right hand. all right, hands down. how many people found it difficult to raise your hand by yourself? not very many. great, you made a choice. you thought about it. you decided and you acted. and my concept of what free will is the ability to act consistent with your preferences and desires. just that...
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while we have significantly improved and fast tracked the restoration of civil rights, it is still an executive process. as a nation, and for me as a governor who believes in redemption and second chances, and helping people that make mistakes, i think is good time we provide a clear path for willing individuals who want to become productive members of society once they have served their sentences and have paid their fines and restitution and their debt to society. i think is good time for virginia to join most of the other states in the country and make the restoration of civil rights an automatic process for nonviolent offenders in our state. [applause] this session, delegates have introduced bills to address this issue. i urge your support for legislation that creates an automatic restoration of rights process for nonviolent felons. production of programs again this year, as well as legislation to streamline and simplify the state procurements process to help small business owners succeed. we have done an awful lot of working together and we will do a lot more in this session. the
while we have significantly improved and fast tracked the restoration of civil rights, it is still an executive process. as a nation, and for me as a governor who believes in redemption and second chances, and helping people that make mistakes, i think is good time we provide a clear path for willing individuals who want to become productive members of society once they have served their sentences and have paid their fines and restitution and their debt to society. i think is good time for...
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rights fight that was gripping the country. >>> the band practices "hale to the chief" today for president obama's inauguration a week from tomorrow. ♪ >> there is the president now. >> it was a rehearsal with hundreds of band members, military personnel, media, and law enforcement taking part. they used stand-ins right there for the president and the first lady. meanwhile, the military is getting ready to make sure everyone stays safe. >> on the morning of the inauguration, the biggest movement you'll see is the pentagon south parking lot where they will screen all of the buses and 10,000 total parade participants. >>> washington, d.c., expecting hundreds of thousands of people for the inauguration. it starts next sunday morning and will lead up to the official swearing in of the president for his second term on monday all the way through the official inaugural balls monday night. >>> now to the big stories in the week ahead. from the white house to wall street our correspondents tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight with the president's plans for the week. >> reporter: i'm b
rights fight that was gripping the country. >>> the band practices "hale to the chief" today for president obama's inauguration a week from tomorrow. ♪ >> there is the president now. >> it was a rehearsal with hundreds of band members, military personnel, media, and law enforcement taking part. they used stand-ins right there for the president and the first lady. meanwhile, the military is getting ready to make sure everyone stays safe. >> on the morning...
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the civil rights groups don't think it's going to make much of a change. they think all agents have way tooshpouf. but there is something to be said for saying, you know what, if you have an expired license plate, we're not going to put you in a detention facility for five months. that doesn't make any sense. host: a tweet says, how about ending the war on drugs and stop selling guns to mexico? looking at the relationship between the u.s. and mexico in another light. felix is our next caller in oklahoma city on our independent line. hi, felix. caller: hello. good morning. how you doing today? host: good. caller: i'm a teacher here in oklahoma city. i teach a big hispanic population that oftentimes, many of my students were brought here by their parents when they were young. it really hurts me to see how many of them don't feel like they can fully incorporate themselves into the whole education process, because they don't have the ability to maximize all the education they're receiving because they can't go to college or they feel like they can't do this be
the civil rights groups don't think it's going to make much of a change. they think all agents have way tooshpouf. but there is something to be said for saying, you know what, if you have an expired license plate, we're not going to put you in a detention facility for five months. that doesn't make any sense. host: a tweet says, how about ending the war on drugs and stop selling guns to mexico? looking at the relationship between the u.s. and mexico in another light. felix is our next caller in...
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. >> reporter: civil rights attorneys and city lead remembers submitting their picks for oakland's new compliance director. a person appointed by a federal judge to make sure the department makes mandated reform. that person will have the authority to make day-to-day changes, even fire the police chief and his command staff if he sees fit. >> this is a very high-profile job for many people in law enforcement, police chiefs, because it is the first of its kind. it is a job that you can do well. it will enhance your career. >> reporter: attorney john burris says people have been lining up to comply but not everyone is convinced better times lie ahead. william bratton also coming onboard. there will be too many cooks in the kitchen. >> it seems to me that we have a lot of elbows jostling each other. a lot of different agendas. a lot of different fill os fis about what works and what doesn't. >> this is our chance to turn the department around and move it in the right direction. we have the people in place and with a little help from the court i think we will get there. >> reporter: again,
. >> reporter: civil rights attorneys and city lead remembers submitting their picks for oakland's new compliance director. a person appointed by a federal judge to make sure the department makes mandated reform. that person will have the authority to make day-to-day changes, even fire the police chief and his command staff if he sees fit. >> this is a very high-profile job for many people in law enforcement, police chiefs, because it is the first of its kind. it is a job that you...
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it was then called the chief administrative officer and rudy rothenberg and incredible civil servant and i worked with him on this building. in fact i drew this building. i had architecture work as a midship man and if i find it i'm going to give it to you. we also as a result of that we subsumed the department of public health ambulance into the fire department and should have been done years ago and we centralized 911 upstairs. it was a great ride. in addition to the people i mentioned there were scores of others that helped me to succeed kronenberg was one of these people to help me when the political system was going on and i am particularly indebted to the usual suspects, the san francisco suspects who come forward when you have problems and help you to fix them, and i will end with that because they make a difference, and i will end with that, and i brought something with me i want to show you. that's the emergency plan that i as the first all hazards emergency plan that we wrote for this city. it was praised up and down the coast. you have a better one now, and could you reach
it was then called the chief administrative officer and rudy rothenberg and incredible civil servant and i worked with him on this building. in fact i drew this building. i had architecture work as a midship man and if i find it i'm going to give it to you. we also as a result of that we subsumed the department of public health ambulance into the fire department and should have been done years ago and we centralized 911 upstairs. it was a great ride. in addition to the people i mentioned there...